Updates from campus:Â Read messages from MIT's leaders regarding recent events on campus, sharing relevant policies, and correcting misinformation. On any given day, researchers in Robert Gilliardâs lab may be synthesizing new materials that change color in response to temperature, designing new molecules that activate chemical bonds, or making useful compounds out of carbon dioxide. A new system can monitor harmful gases, such as nitrogen dioxide, at low cost. While typical sensors can be used only once or a few times, the new material works continuously. âYou want to be able to detect and reuse,â Aristide Gumyusenge says. Michael Johnson MCP â97, president and CEO of the Harlem Educational Activities Fund, works to ensure that kids from underserved New York City communities get the encouragement and support they need to achieve their dreams. Yeast-containing hydrogel capsules could be used to remove lead from contaminated water. âThe fact that the yeast themselves are bio-based, benign, and biodegradable is a significant advantage over traditional technologies,â Patricia Stathatou says. With a double major in math and EECS, senior Elaine Siyu Liu is interested in distribution â how to get electricity from a centralized location to consumers. Sheâs currently working to calculate how renewables and EVs impact the grid.